Welcome to Merrimacport ...

Merrimacport is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merrimacport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Merrimacport is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Merrimacport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Merrimacport ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Merrimacport.

• Lawrence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Haverhill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Haverhill is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
• Methuen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Methuen is located in Essex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
• Beverly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Beverly is located in Essex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
• Andover
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Andover is located in Essex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
• Derry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Derry is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <3>
• North Andover
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Andover is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
• Dracut
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Dracut is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
• Tewksbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
• Salem
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Merrimacport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merrimacport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Merrimacport. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merrimacport.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Merrimacport. See our Newspapers Page for Merrimacport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merrimacport ...

Looking for more information about Merrimacport? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Merrimacport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Merrimacport.

Adding Merrimacport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merrimacport in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Merrimacport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Merrimacport post office opened in 1876. The Merrimacport post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merrimacport.